TODAY!! Last Call for the First Meeting: WHO WILL HELP ME WITH MY SPARK? Thurs, Jan 25, 3 pm EST.
If you’d like to take part, please send an email to elsaiselsa@substack.com and I’ll send you the link to the meeting. Today, Jan 25, 3 pm EST.
What will it be like? We’ll each be saying different lines - the lines that most suit us.
Today we’ll get familiar with the piece and what most resonates with us.
WHO WILL HELP ME WITH MY SPARK? (from long ago, 1997) came to mind about a week ago. Later the words kept being in my head, over and over.
Who will help me with my spark?
Whom can I help make their mark?
Who will help me build this ark?
Whom can I help get through their dark?
And now, the next step. A recording. Several voices. Different voices speaking different lines.
A lot has changed since 1997. Then I had very few connections. Now I have far more. But there is still that deep desire for more connection.
Here are the words as they came.
WHO WILL HELP ME?
When Dorothy landed in the land of Oz
she needed a lot of help because
she was a long long way from home
and could never make it back alone
Who will help me with my spark?
Who wants to build a brand new ark?
Who will help me light the dark?
I cannot do it alone
Who also has a struggling spark?
Who also struggles with an ark?
Who needs help with their own dark?
We cannot do it alone
Dorothy met three new friends
Headless, heartless, spineless -- seeking
Each had much to gain
Together they each reached completion
Who will help me light the dark?
Whose spark will meet my spark?
Who wants to help build an ark?
to float to a new land
to reach where we belong
We need an ark that's safe and strong
Who will help me build this ark?
Who will help me flame this spark?
Who will sail long after dark?
The water's rising
I cannot complete it alone
I have timber I have nails
I give up without sails
Help me if you care to sail
If you want to build this ark
light and dark
dark and light
Dorothy left her new-found friends
Each with what they'd aimed to gain
I don't want to leave the ark
I want to keep us close, not apart
But that's far far far
For now
Who will help me with my spark?
Whose light meets mine in the dark?
Who longs to build with me an ark?
to sail far into the world
Elsa Schieder
November 8, 1997
You can see the piece online - I put it online in 2011:
https://elsas-word-story-image-idea-music-emporium.com/i-need-help-lyrics.html
Posted January 25, 2024